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92/1402 Rank badge, wild goose insignia, silk/metallic thread, counted thread embroidery, China, c. 1875
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Rank badge, wild goose insignia, silk/metallic thread, counted thread embroidery, China, c. 1875
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
Purchased by Mr K Rutherford c. 1887 from the sale of the Mrs Bressler collection, USA

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Description
Rank badge, wild goose insignia, silk/metallic thread, counted thread embroidery, China, c. 1875. Square panel of silk gauze mesh, worked in silk counted thread (petit point) in shades of blue, white with some green, purple and red. Central image of wild goose standing with its wings outstretched. It is worked separately in blue, yellow, black and gold metallic thread and is applied to the panel over an unpicked area of ground which previously bore a silver pheasant (of the 5th order). Bird stands on a central rock, with waves below. A red disc represents the sun in the upper left corner. Geometrically patterned sky with scroll clouds. Arranged in a circle around the bird, the eight buddhist emblems of good fortune. Black border around edge, worked with alternating fu bats and shou characters. Lined with blue silk. Badge intended to be worn on the back of a robe and represents the 4th rank civil official.

Made: China; 1870 - 1880

: China


Used: China
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The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
92/1402
Production date
1870 - 1880
Height
290 mm
Width
300 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Mr Ken Rutherford, 1992

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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